charliez
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- City, State
- Seattle, WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '11 XLT 4x4
I don't mean to stir a flame thread, but rather provide a list of customer input so Ford can consider how their products are used (or not used) by the market.
MFT has been beaten to a dead pounded flat horse in pieces. So let's not rathole there.
I'll start with two items:
1. Location of fuse box. It is potentially fatal, when you need to replace a fuse in an emergency and can't reach to replace it (stuck in a snowdrift, heater fan fuse blown, etc.). A lawsuit is waiting to happen here. From a routine use perspective (thanks to MFT), access to the fuse box is frequently required. A very common customer serviceable part is inaccessible causing increased Ford service cost (under warranty, I have made an appointment or two to replace a fuse).
2. The fuel opening is not usable without the special funnel that only comes with the car, and no portable gas tank is compatible with it. This is also potentially fatal and a lawsuit waiting to happen. Not being able to emergency refuel because the funnel is broken or missing may cause life & death situation. Sure lead free gas station nozzles can fit, but as an off-road vehicle it must be able to accept a variety of fuel can hoses.
Your turn!
MFT has been beaten to a dead pounded flat horse in pieces. So let's not rathole there.
I'll start with two items:
1. Location of fuse box. It is potentially fatal, when you need to replace a fuse in an emergency and can't reach to replace it (stuck in a snowdrift, heater fan fuse blown, etc.). A lawsuit is waiting to happen here. From a routine use perspective (thanks to MFT), access to the fuse box is frequently required. A very common customer serviceable part is inaccessible causing increased Ford service cost (under warranty, I have made an appointment or two to replace a fuse).
2. The fuel opening is not usable without the special funnel that only comes with the car, and no portable gas tank is compatible with it. This is also potentially fatal and a lawsuit waiting to happen. Not being able to emergency refuel because the funnel is broken or missing may cause life & death situation. Sure lead free gas station nozzles can fit, but as an off-road vehicle it must be able to accept a variety of fuel can hoses.
Your turn!